23-54 Social Security
Social  Security Scheme	2005/2006	2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009	2009/2010
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA)
Number of Active Cases①  (case)
Old Age	151918	152788	152270	153451	153274
Blind	338	342	332	323	313
Deaf	391	408	373	370	376
Physically Disabled	4886	4874	4697	4687	4540
Mentally Ill / Mentally Retarded	12055	12384	12380	12621	12963
Ill Health	23922	24292	24430	24861	25184
Single Parent	39497	38278	36626	36838	35922
Low Earnings	18237	18039	16872	16306	15469
Unemployment	40658	36744	31702	33379	32560
Others	5532	6055	6091	6633	7221
Total	297434	294204	285773	289469	287822
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	178	176	180	186	190@
Social Security Allowance (SSA)
Number of Active Cases①  (case)
Disability Allowance (DA)	113111	117202	121182	126273	129874
Old Age Allowance (OAA)	461024	466272	473159	485855	497942
Total	574135	583474	594341	612128	627816
Amount② (HKD 100 million)	53	55	60	88	89@
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment  (case)	413	292	286	248*	316
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance
Number of Cases Authorised for Payment  (case)	7893	7604	7841	7224	7350
Emergency Relief
Number of Victims Assisted   (person)	604	60	34	638	401
Notes : Figures are as at end of the financial year.  Financial year is from 1 April to 31 March of the next year, unless otherwise specified.
① Active cases refer to cases being handled which include new applications, cases being reviewed, cases being paid and cases suspended
for payment pending review.
② Expenditure of 2007/08 and 2009/10 (provisional figure) including the provision of one additional month of standard rate of CSSA payment
and one additional month of allowance to CSSA and SSA recipients of the year respectively.  As for the expenditure of 2008/09 including the
provision of two additional months of standard rate of CSSA payment to CSSA recipients, two additional months of allowance to DA
recipients, and a one-off grant of $3,000 and two additional months of allowance to OAA recipients.